,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #g1 #bjac ,mr4    
,burr 7= himself & ,mr4 ,rubio7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
require ,/ates to recognize ! milit>y   
exp]i5ce ( vet]ans :5 issu+ lic5ses &   
cr$5tials to vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,requirem5t t ,/ates recognize      
milit>y exp]i5ce ( vet]ans :5 issu+     
lic5ses & cr$5tials to vet]ans  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,section #dajb;,a7c7 ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+  
p>agraph 7#i7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+ new     
p>agraph 7#i73  7#i7 7,a7 ,z a condition
 ( a grant or contract "u :i* funds are 
made available to a ,/ate "u subsection 
7b77#e7 9 ord] to c>ry out section      
#dajc;,a or #dajd ( ?is title1 ! ,/ate  
%all--  7i7 e/abli% a program "u :i* !  
,/ate adm9i/]s an exam9ation to ea*     
vet]an seek+ a lic5se or cr$5tial issu$ 

by ! ,/ate & issues su* lic5se or       
cr$5tial to su* vet]an )\t requir+ su*  
vet]an to und]go any tra9+ or           
appr5tice%ip if ! vet]an--  7,i7        
receives a satisfactory score on        
completion ( su* exam9ation1 z det]m9$  
by ! ,/ate2 &  7,,ii7 has n less ?an #aj
 ye>s ( exp]i5ce 9 a milit>y            
occupational specialty t1 z det]m9$ by !
 ,/ate1 is simil> to a civilian         
occupation = :i* su* lic5se or cr$5tial 
is requir$ by ! ,/ate2 &  7ii7 submit   
ea* ye> to ! ,secret>y a report on !    
exams adm9i/]$ "u clause 7i7 dur+ ! mo/ 
rec5tly complet$ #ab-mon? p]iod t       
includes1 = ! p]iod cov]$ by ! report ! 
numb] ( vet]ans :o complet$ an exam     
adm9i/]$ by ! ,/ate "u clause 7i7 & a   
description ( ! results ( su* exams1    
disaggregat$ by occupational field4     
7,b7 ,n less frequ5tly ?an once ea* ye>1
 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress & 
! ,secret>y ( ,def5se a report summ>iz+ 
! in=mation receiv$ by ! ,secret>y "u   
subp>agraph 7,a77ii74  4  7b7 ,effective

 date  7#a7 ,exams ,subp>agraph 7,a7 (  
section #dajb;,a7c77#i7 ( su* title1 z  
add$ by subsection 7a71 %all take effect
 on ! date t is "o ye> aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all apply )      
respect to grants & contracts describ$ 9
 su* subp>agraph aw>d$ aft] su* date4   
7#b7 ,reports ,subp>agraph 7,b7 (       
section #dajb;,a7c77#i71 z add$ by      
subsection 7a71 %all take effect on !   
date t is "o ye> aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & ! ,secret>y (     
,labor %all submit ! fir/ report "u su* 
subp>agraph n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4